slowly into stride, held up in touch, ridden 3f out, no impression
tracked winner, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace
in touch, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, one pace
held up in touch, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, beaten when virutally pulled up final furlong
made all, quickened over 3f out, stayed on strongly when challenged 2f out, readily
held up in touch, headway 3f out, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
A competitive event, with 8lb covering the whole field on official ratings. Hannibal Lad, has faced some stiff tasks of late and will struggle to confirm Nottingham running with Aquarius, on 8lb worse terms. If Xtra is fit he looks the one to beat. He finished last year with a close up 5th, in the Great Voltiger at York behind subsequent St Leger winner Milan and a reproduction of that, will be more than good enough here. Prize Winner may prove to be the biggest threat, if Xtra is not fully wound up.